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Abstract

This study measures the impacts of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) export and other national factors (e.g., agricultural land, air pollution, electricity consumption and population density) on the urbanization by using structural equation modelling. The study employed WarpPLS to test a model with several hypothesized relationships among variables. The secondary data were collected from the world bank open data source to test the model which addressed the following topic: Impact of ICT Exports and National Factors on Urbanization. Theoretical reviews and analyses or previously published empirical studies informed the development of the model with hypothesized relationships. Additional tests were conducted to ensure confidence on the results of the analyses, including multicollinearity tests. The study found significant impacts of ICT export on urbanization.